Sandra Bullock Warns Fans of Social Media Scams, Says She Has 'Deep Concern' for Family's Safety (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Sandra Bullockis speaking out to warn fans about social media scammers pretending to be her.

In a statement to PEOPLE on Monday, Feb. 3, the Oscar winner says, “My family’s safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern, and there will be a time when I will comment more, but for now our focus is helping law enforcement handle this matter.”

“Please be aware that I do not participate in any form of social media. Any accounts pretending to be me or anyone associated with me are fake accounts and have been created for financial gain or to exploit people around me,” adds Bullock, 60.

The star’s statement comes after her younger sisterGesine Bullock-Prado, shared a message on Sunday, Feb. 2, in which she revealed that many people were pretending to be her on Facebook.

“I spend multiple times a day reporting fakes, dealing with weird & scary emails to my BUSINESS and HOME from men who believe that, through one of these many fake ‘me’s, they have a relationship with my sister through private messages and off app sites and have been giving (sometimes) THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS to an incredibly famous and successful grown assed woman,” wrote Gesine, 54, sharingscreenshots of the faux accounts.

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Gesine said the post includes only “a few FB imposter accounts, all of which I’ve reported both on this app and to a live human” at Meta, adding, “Surprise! They are all still up!”

“Strangely, Insta handles these things and even informs me when someone creates an account that may be an imposter. But FB? Same company with same tech? Can’t be bothered,” Gesine concluded.

A Meta spokesperson tells PEOPLE in a statement Tuesday, Feb. 4, “People who impersonate others on Facebook and Instagram violate our policies, and we remove this content when it’s found — like we are doing in this case.”

“We continue to invest in technology to improve our detection and enforcement against scams and work with law enforcement to prosecute scammers.”

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Gesine Bullock-Prado and Sandra Bullock in Los Angeles on June 10, 2005.Stefanie Keenan/Patrick McMullan/Getty

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“There are so few men who write you this kind of thing,” Anne reportedly said. “I liked the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women, it was always very well done.”

source: people.com